Ribbed Flask with Bulbous Body

Object Name: 
Ribbed Flask with Bulbous Body

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Object Name: 
Ribbed Flask with Bulbous Body
Place Made: 
Italy
Accession Number: 
2000.3.33
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12.1 cm, Diam: 7.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
possibly 1700-1799
possibly 1800-1899
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; mold-blown. Ribbed bulbous body tapering to ribbed cylindrical neck, inward folded rim, high kick in base. Glass has numerous bubbles.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Christie's, Paris, Source
2000-03-28
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Mold Blown

Publications (1)

An Important Collection of Venetian and Facon deVenise Glass, sale #6272 (2000-03-28) p. 136, lot 327; BIB# 95477